Council refers RES 2025-71: Adds the missing base fee for electrical permits, 6–0

Amends the Master Fee Schedule adopted by Resolution 2025-71 on March 2, 2026 to include a base fee for electrical permits, which the document says was left out by mistake. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Resolution 2025-71 to Rules & Ordinances Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the Rules & Ordinances Committee agenda for Feb 23. agenda 02.23

Amends sections of the Administrative Code and the Business Regulation Code to move the fees written into those sections, such as vital statistics fees, into the city's Master Fee Schedule. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Ordinance 30-2025 to Rules & Ordinances Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a Fourth Amended Lease Agreement with The Lakewood Child Care Center for the first floor of the City-owned Community Health Center at 1450 Belle Avenue. The document says the current lease runs through October 31, 2030 and that the parties renegotiated its term to allow renewal options. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to adopt S. Resolution 2025-65, seconded by Councilmember Bullock.” minutes ▶ video

Authorizes the Mayor to sign a two-year agreement starting January 1, 2026 with the District Advisory Council of the Cuyahoga County General Health District to provide public health services in Lakewood, for no more than $456,440 in 2026 and $511,458 in 2027. The document says the County Board of Health proposed per-person rates of $8.96 for 2026 and $10.04 for 2027, and that the current agreement expires December 31, 2025. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to adopt Resolution 2025-54, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Authorizes the Mayor, listed directors or the Procurement Officer to enter into service contracts for the Department of Planning & Development up to listed amounts without a separate Council resolution. Line items include $1,500,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, $900,000 for the Street Resurfacing Program, $210,000 for pedestrian and bike safety improvements and $50,000 for a composting program. The redlined 2026 amendment shows changes to the service contracts total and to the LakewoodAlive and Public Art Projects lines. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion refer Ordinances 31-2025, 32-2025, 33-2025, 34-2025, 35-2025 and 36-2025 to Finance Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Sets job classifications, pay grades and pay ranges for full-time and certain part-time city employees not covered by a union contract, including the fire chief, police chief and Civil Service commissioners, and replaces all prior salary ordinances. It lists ranges such as $95,289 to $145,088 for the City Architect and City Engineer, and license and certification pay supplements. The ordinance is written to take effect January 1, 2026 if it receives a two-thirds vote of Council. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Ordinance 37-2025 to Finance Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Authorizes the Mayor to enter into and ratifies three-year collective bargaining agreements, January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, with eight unions representing more than 450 City employees, including police, dispatch, corrections, firefighter, paramedic and AFSCME Local 108 units. Before negotiating the 2029–2031 contracts, the Administration must bring a communication to Council on financial outlook and wage adjustments so Council can give input. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Resolution 2025-73 to Committee of the Whole, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the Committee of the Whole agenda for Dec 5. agenda 12.05

Amends Resolution 2025-66 on the city's FY26 one-year action plan for federal Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant funds, part of the FY25–FY29 consolidated plan submitted to HUD. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to adopt, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Jul 6. agenda 07.06

Appoints a person to the Tree Advisory & Education Board for a three-year term from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028. The name is left blank in this document. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to substitute Resolution 2025-41 as amended in committee to insert the name Katie Kelleher, seconded by Vice President Baker. President Kepple made a motion to adopt as amended, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Amends city code sections on vacations, holidays and sick leave for employees not covered by a union contract to let vacation accrue faster, raise the maximum vacation that can be earned, add Veteran's Day as a paid City holiday and increase the conversion of sick time when employees leave City employment. The document says the changes keep non-union staff in line with benefits AFSCME Public Works and AFSCME Administrative Employees received; it is written to take effect January 1, 2026 if it receives a two-thirds vote of Council. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Ordinance 38-2025 to Finance Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Extends the moratorium on issuing or processing permits for smoke shops while the City reviews its zoning rules. The moratorium lasts until the earliest of December 31, 2026, the adoption of code changes addressing smoke shops, or Council legislation revoking it. A smoke shop is defined as a store using 20% or more of its floor, shelf or display area for products such as tobacco, nicotine, electronic smoking devices, CBD, kratom or hemp-derived cannabinoids; state-licensed marijuana businesses are excluded. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to adopt Resolution 2025-72, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Appoints a member of Council as the ex-officio, non-voting councilmember on the Lakewood Animal Safety and Welfare Advisory Board for a term from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The appointee's name is left blank in this document. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to defer, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Replaces the code sections that set departmental petty cash and operational cash fund amounts. The new petty cash list covers only Finance ($1,000), Police ($1,000), Municipal Courts ($1,000) and the Law Enforcement Trust ($10,000); operational cash changes include Police going from $500 to $375, Water from $100 to $300, and a new $100 fund for Refuse. The ordinance is written to take effect January 1, 2026 if it receives a two-thirds vote of Council. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Ordinance 29-2025 to Finance Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Amends or repeals sections of the city code to update definitions and zoning rules for pet grooming services, starting with the permitted-uses table in Schedule 1129.02. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Ordinance 39-2025 to Housing, Planning & Development Committee, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

Amends or repeals sections of the Codified Ordinances to update definitions and rules for bicycle infrastructure, starting with Section 301.04 (Bicycle; Motorized Bicycle). The document says the changes support the Active Transportation Plan and the Safe Streets for All Action Plan. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to refer Ordinance 40-2025 to Housing, Planning & Development Committee and CASE, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Next: listed on the City Council agenda for Dec 1. agenda 12.01

President Kepple's letter introduces a resolution, with the name left blank, to appoint Council's ex-officio member of the Lakewood Animal Safety & Welfare Advisory Board, because Councilmember Marx plans to step down from the role at year's end. The letter says the liaison is expected to attend the board's monthly meetings on the third Wednesday and report back to Council. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to receive and file, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

A letter from the Lakewood Youth Council, forwarded by Councilmember Strebig, urges bringing back the Circulator Bus or another form of transit within the city. It cites a 26.8% chronic absenteeism rate in Lakewood City Schools and says lack of transportation is a main cause. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to receive and file, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video

Law Director Ernest Vargo's letter says the moratorium on vape shop permits introduced June 2, 2025 by Mayor George and Vice President Baker is set to expire December 30, 2025. The attached resolution would extend it until the earliest of December 31, 2026, a zoning refresh addressing vape shops, or Council rescinding it. pdf Written by AI

The minutes record: “President Kepple made a motion to receive and file the communication, seconded by Vice President Baker.” minutes ▶ video